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'''Alma College''' is a [[Private college|private]] [[Presbyterian]] [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] in [[Alma, Michigan]]. It enrolls approximately 1,400 students and is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Higher Learning Commission]].<ref name=mlive201006/> |
'''Alma College''' is a [[Private college|private]] [[Presbyterian]] [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] in [[Alma, Michigan]]. It enrolls approximately 1,400 students and is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Higher Learning Commission]].<ref name=mlive201006/> Alma College is affiliated with the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] and offers bachelor's degrees in multiple disciplines as well as four master's degree programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alma.edu/academics|title=Academics: Alma College|access-date=2011-06-01|archive-date=2011-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613045233/http://www.alma.edu/academics|url-status=live}}</ref> Its athletics teams, nicknamed the Scots, are part of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) – [[List of NCAA Division III Institutions|Division III]] and the [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (MIAA). |
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Alma College is affiliated with the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] and offers bachelor's degrees in multiple disciplines as well as the [[Master of Fine Arts]] (MFA) in Creative Writing and the Master of Science in Communication and Information Technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alma.edu/academics|title=Academics: Alma College|access-date=2011-06-01|archive-date=2011-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613045233/http://www.alma.edu/academics|url-status=live}}</ref> Its athletics teams, nicknamed the Scots, are part of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) - [[List of NCAA Division III Institutions|Division III]] and the [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (MIAA). |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The college was founded by Michigan [[Presbyterians]] in 1886. It received funding from lumber magnate [[Ammi W. Wright]], for whom Wright Hall on campus and Wright Avenue in the city of Alma are named. |
The college was founded by Michigan [[Presbyterians]] in 1886. It received funding from lumber magnate [[Ammi W. Wright]], for whom Wright Hall on campus and Wright Avenue in the city of Alma are named. |
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A marker designating the college as a [[List of Michigan State Historic Sites|Michigan Historic Site]] was erected by the [[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office|Michigan History Division, Department of State]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=91690 | |
A marker designating the college as a [[List of Michigan State Historic Sites|Michigan Historic Site]] was erected by the [[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office|Michigan History Division, Department of State]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Michigan Historical Markers – Alma College |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=91690 |access-date=August 4, 2022 |website=www.hmdb.org |publisher=Historical Marker Data Base}}</ref> The inscription reads: |
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<blockquote>On October 26, 1886, the Presbyterian Synod of Michigan accepted an offer by Ammi W. Wright of Alma of thirty acres of land, containing two buildings, and a gift of $50,000 from Alexander Folsom of Bay City, for the purpose of establishing Alma College. The Synod had resolved: "We will, with God's help, establish and endow a college within our bounds." A charter was granted by the state of Michigan, April 15, 1887. Classes began September 12, 1887. In the first year there were 95 students and nine faculty members. Here the Presbyterian Church has fostered the pursuit of learning to the glory of God and to the dignity of men. |
<blockquote>On October 26, 1886, the Presbyterian Synod of Michigan accepted an offer by Ammi W. Wright of Alma of thirty acres of land, containing two buildings, and a gift of $50,000 from Alexander Folsom of Bay City, for the purpose of establishing Alma College. The Synod had resolved: "We will, with God's help, establish and endow a college within our bounds." A charter was granted by the state of Michigan, April 15, 1887. Classes began September 12, 1887. In the first year there were 95 students and nine faculty members. Here the Presbyterian Church has fostered the pursuit of learning to the glory of God and to the dignity of men. |
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Additional markers designate the site of the college's Old Main and Folsom Hall as Michigan Historic Sites.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=91764 |title=Michigan Historical Markers - Folsom Hall |website=www.hmdb.org |publisher=Historical Marker Data Base |access-date=August 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=91763 |title=Michigan Historical Markers - Old Main |website=www.hmdb.org |publisher=Historical Marker Data Base |access-date=August 4, 2022}}</ref> The Folsom Hall inscription reads: |
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<blockquote> When completed in 1895, this building was Alma College's first gymnasium. The physical education facilities were on the second floor and below them were a museum, locker room and classroom which at one time served the College's Kindergarten Training Department. In the early 1920s, after completion of Memorial Gymnasium, the structure was altered and became the Chemistry Building. After Dow Science Building was erected in 1959, the structure contained offices and classrooms for several departments and was renamed the Arts Building. It was named Folsom Hall in 1964 to honor Mr. Alexander Folsom of Bay city, one of the first benefactors of the College.</blockquote> |
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The Old Main inscription reads: |
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<blockquote> Originally known as the Administration Building, Old Main and an adjacent structure, Pioneer Hall, were actually older than Alma College. Completed early in 1886, the buildings were to constitute the Central Michigan Normal School and Business College. However, that venture failed and in autumn of the same year they were given by Mr. Ammi W. Wright to the Synod of Michigan of the United Presbyterian Church so that it might establish Alma College. For the first 83 years of the College's history, Old Main was the principal classroom building. It was destroyed by fire on March 10, 1969.</blockquote> |
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⚫ | Prior to 1934, the Alma mascot was the Fighting Presbyterians. This became the subject of debate in 1931 due to a series of stories by The Almanian, a student-run newspaper, expressing discontent over the limitation on cheers to "Go Presbyterians" or "Go Campbellites," the latter in support of the football coach, Royal Campbell.<ref>{{cite web| |
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The college's 13th president, Dr. Jeff Abernathy, assumed leadership in June 2010.<ref name=mlive201006>{{cite news| url=http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2010/06/alma_colleges_new_president_be.html| title=Alma College's new president begins tenure| publisher=MLive.com| date=2010-05-15| access-date=2014-05-08| archive-date=2018-06-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603191508/http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2010/06/alma_colleges_new_president_be.html| url-status=live}}</ref> |
The college's 13th president, Dr. Jeff Abernathy, assumed leadership in June 2010.<ref name=mlive201006>{{cite news| url=http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2010/06/alma_colleges_new_president_be.html| title=Alma College's new president begins tenure| publisher=MLive.com| date=2010-05-15| access-date=2014-05-08| archive-date=2018-06-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603191508/http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2010/06/alma_colleges_new_president_be.html| url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===Scottish heritage=== |
===Scottish heritage=== |
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In 1931, a contest was held to come up with a new nickname, and "the Scots" |
In 1931, a contest was held to come up with a new nickname, and "the Scots"—a nod to the Presbyterian Church's roots in Scotland—was chosen. Since that time, Alma College has embraced its Scottish traditions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/about/scottish-heritage/ | title=Scottish Heritage | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610174407/https://www.alma.edu/about/scottish-heritage/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Today, this is evident through many programs and symbols, including the Alma College Pipe Band, Kiltie Dancers, and its tartan. |
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While still maintaining a close relationship with the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian Church]], Alma College accepts and welcomes students of all religious backgrounds. |
While still maintaining a close relationship with the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian Church]], Alma College accepts and welcomes students of all religious backgrounds. |
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Alma College offers more than 45 undergraduate academic programs, and |
Alma College offers more than 45 undergraduate academic programs, and four graduate programs, leading to Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Music, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Master of Science in Communication Information Technology, Master of Arts in Special Education with Learning Disabilities Endorsement and Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degrees. In addition to the academic majors, numerous concentrations, academic institutes, and special programs are offered, including the Presidential Honors Program and the Center for College and Community Engagement. Its most popular majors, in terms of 2023 graduates, were:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Alma+college&s=all&id=168591#programs |title=Alma College |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=U.S. Dept. of Education |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref> |
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::Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (52) |
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::Health & Wellness (33) |
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::Health Professions and Related Programs (32) |
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::Psychology (26) |
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::Biological and Biomedical Sciences (23) |
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::Elementary Education & Teaching (15) |
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Along with its on-campus options, Alma College offers a number of domestic off-campus and internship programs, in cities including [[Chicago]], [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia]] and [[Washington DC]]. Alma offers international study programs in countries including [[Argentina]], [[Australia]], [[Ecuador]], [[England]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Ghana]], [[Greece]], [[Ireland]], [[Italy]], [[New Zealand]], [[Peru]], [[Scotland]] and [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/academics/experiential-learning/international-off-campus-study.php | title=International & Off-Campus Study | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610181315/https://www.alma.edu/academics/experiential-learning/international-off-campus-study.php | url-status=live }}</ref> |
Along with its on-campus options, Alma College offers a number of domestic off-campus and internship programs, in cities including [[Chicago]], [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia]] and [[Washington DC]]. Alma offers international study programs in countries including [[Argentina]], [[Australia]], [[Ecuador]], [[England]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Ghana]], [[Greece]], [[Ireland]], [[Italy]], [[New Zealand]], [[Peru]], [[Scotland]] and [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/academics/experiential-learning/international-off-campus-study.php | title=International & Off-Campus Study | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610181315/https://www.alma.edu/academics/experiential-learning/international-off-campus-study.php | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Alma has a 4-4-1 academic calendar, with 14-week terms in the fall and winter, and a four-week term in May. Students typically use the latter term, known on-campus as Spring Term, for travel, classes, research and internships.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/academics/experiential-learning/spring-term.php | title=Spring Term | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610154316/https://www.alma.edu/academics/experiential-learning/spring-term.php | url-status=live }}</ref> |
Alma has a 4-4-1 academic calendar, with 14-week terms in the fall and winter, and a four-week term in May. Students typically use the latter term, known on-campus as Spring Term, for travel, classes, research and internships.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/academics/experiential-learning/spring-term.php | title=Spring Term | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610154316/https://www.alma.edu/academics/experiential-learning/spring-term.php | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Alma College's nationally recognized Model United Nations program has won top honors at the National Model United Nations conference in New York City for 23 consecutive years (1997–2019), the longest active winning streak of any college or university in the nation — a streak that was interrupted only due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alma College's all-time 49 "outstanding delegation" awards are the most of any college or university in the 96-year history of the conference.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.alma.edu/live/news/3112-bpa-model-un-succeed-at-national-competitions| title=BPA, Model UN Succeed at National Competitions| publisher=Alma College| date=2014-04-07| access-date=2014-05-08| archive-date=2022-06-01| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601140230/https://www.alma.edu/live/news/3112-bpa-model-un-succeed-at-national-competitions| url-status=live}}</ref> The ''Huffington Post'' has called Alma College's MUN team a "superpower".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/29/alma-college-dominates-mo_n_1389403.html| title=Alma College Dominates Model UN| publisher=Huffington Post| date=2012-03-29| access-date=2014-05-09| archive-date=2014-05-12| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512212841/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/29/alma-college-dominates-mo_n_1389403.html| url-status=live}}</ref> This streak would end in 2023 when they did not receive the Outstanding Delegation award. This was far overdue, as Alma's program has long been a source of frustration at the annual conference, for it actively teaches not the art of negotiation, collaboration, and diplomacy, but rather teaches aggressive competitiveness. The result is frequent unethical and hostile behavior by Alma's students, who are evaluated according to measures that create direct incentives for such behavior. For years now, the school's faculty advisors, in cowardly fashion, hide their position, refusing to wear the badges identifying their role and affiliation. After frequent complaints against the school's behavior over the years, and calls for Alma to be sanctioned, Alma College was specifically identified as not receiving an award at the 2023 Conference. This was a highly unusual notation in the Conference awards document, and indicates that the Conference organizers observed particularly egregious behavior by Alma's delegation. It is widely hoped by the programs that stress the nature and importance of diplomatic behavior that Alma's participation going forward will be under serious review, with at least some suspension of participation in order until such time as evidence is forthcoming that substantial changes have been made to their program curriculum. |
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Alma College in 2021 launched the first graduate program in its then-134-year history with the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing degree,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/live/news/2782-alma-college-set-to-open-new-master-of-fine-arts | title=Alma College Set to Open New Master of Fine Arts Program | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610174407/https://www.alma.edu/live/news/2782-alma-college-set-to-open-new-master-of-fine-arts | url-status=live }}</ref> led by author and educator Sophfronia Scott.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sophfronia.com/ |title=Sophfronia Scott – Author of books of fiction and nonfiction |access-date=2022-06-10 |archive-date=2022-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407222108/https://sophfronia.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
Alma College in 2021 launched the first graduate program in its then-134-year history with the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing degree,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/live/news/2782-alma-college-set-to-open-new-master-of-fine-arts | title=Alma College Set to Open New Master of Fine Arts Program | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610174407/https://www.alma.edu/live/news/2782-alma-college-set-to-open-new-master-of-fine-arts | url-status=live }}</ref> led by author and educator Sophfronia Scott.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sophfronia.com/ |title=Sophfronia Scott – Author of books of fiction and nonfiction |access-date=2022-06-10 |archive-date=2022-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407222108/https://sophfronia.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In 2022, the college launched a Master of Science in Communication and Information Technology degree |
In 2022, the college launched a Master of Science in Communication and Information Technology degree.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/live/news/3081-new-master-of-science-in-communication-and | title=New Master of Science in Communication and Information Technology Degree Launched | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610174406/https://www.alma.edu/live/news/3081-new-master-of-science-in-communication-and | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, the college launched a Master of Arts in Special Education with Learning Disabilities Endorsement program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rath |first=Tim |date=2023-07-20 |title=Alma College to Offer Master of Arts in Special Education with Learning Disabilities Endorsement |url=https://www.alma.edu/news/3559-alma-college-to-offer-masters-in-special-education/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Alma College |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, the college launched a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rath |first=Tim |date=2023-05-08 |title=Alma College to Offer Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling |url=https://www.alma.edu/news/alma-college-to-offer-master-of-arts-in-clinical-mental-health-counseling/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Alma College |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Campus== |
==Campus== |
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Alma College is located in a small-town setting, the city of Alma having slightly fewer than 10,000 residents. Its primary academic buildings, built with a red brick motif, are centered around a large square, McIntyre Mall. West of this mall is picturesque |
Alma College is located in a small-town setting, the city of Alma having slightly fewer than 10,000 residents. Its primary academic buildings, built with a red brick motif, are centered around a large square, McIntyre Mall. West of this mall is picturesque Thomas Andison Chapel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rath |first=Tim |date=2023-09-26 |title=Alma College Chapel to be Named After Andison |url=https://www.alma.edu/news/alma-college-chapel-to-be-named-after-andison/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Alma College |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The majority of buildings are located on North Campus, that is, the area north of Superior Street. These include the major dormitory residences, as well as the academic and student life buildings. South Campus is home to suite-style residences ("New Dorms," so named because they were built later in the 1960s than residences in North Campus) as well as the new environmentally friendly apartment-style Wright Hall, inaugurated in 2005 and the second residence of its name, the former being demolished in 1976. South Campus is also home to "Fraternity Row" (Center Street) and "Sorority Row" (Superior Street) as well as several other themed houses. More than half of the buildings on Alma's campus were built under the long tenure ( |
The majority of buildings are located on North Campus, that is, the area north of Superior Street. These include the major dormitory residences, as well as the academic and student life buildings. South Campus is home to suite-style residences ("New Dorms," so named because they were built later in the 1960s than residences in North Campus) as well as the new environmentally friendly apartment-style Wright Hall, inaugurated in 2005 and the second residence of its name, the former being demolished in 1976. South Campus is also home to "Fraternity Row" (Center Street) and "Sorority Row" (Superior Street) as well as several other themed houses. More than half of the buildings on Alma's campus were built under the long tenure (1956–1980) of [[Robert D. Swanson]], after whom the main academic building is named. |
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The Dow Science Center,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/ddsc/ | title=Dow Digital Science Center | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610182816/https://www.alma.edu/ddsc/ | url-status=live }}</ref> renovated in 2018, features the Rollin M. Gerstacker Science and Technology Suite, as well as the Dow Digital Science Center (DDSC). These spaces offer academic student study space, large screen monitors for showing remote projects in real time, dedicated computer work stations, a large conference room designed for distance room and a seminar room. The DDSC sponsors summer camps for elementary, middle and high school students in the area. |
The Dow Science Center,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/ddsc/ | title=Dow Digital Science Center | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610182816/https://www.alma.edu/ddsc/ | url-status=live }}</ref> renovated in 2018, features the Rollin M. Gerstacker Science and Technology Suite, as well as the Dow Digital Science Center (DDSC). These spaces offer academic student study space, large screen monitors for showing remote projects in real time, dedicated computer work stations, a large conference room designed for distance room and a seminar room. The DDSC sponsors summer camps for elementary, middle and high school students in the area. |
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The college in 2019 dedicated the Wright Leppien Opera House Block,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/offices/facilities-and-service-management/wright-leppien-opera-house-block/ | title=Wright Leppien Opera House Block | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610174406/https://www.alma.edu/offices/facilities-and-service-management/wright-leppien-opera-house-block/ | url-status=live }}</ref> a historic structure in downtown Alma which had been gutted by a fire almost a decade earlier. "The Opera House," as it is locally known, was historically considered to be the main local venue for numerous theatrical productions, concerts and public lectures. Today, it is used for student housing and special events. |
The college in 2019 dedicated the Wright Leppien Opera House Block,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alma.edu/offices/facilities-and-service-management/wright-leppien-opera-house-block/ | title=Wright Leppien Opera House Block | access-date=2022-06-10 | archive-date=2022-06-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610174406/https://www.alma.edu/offices/facilities-and-service-management/wright-leppien-opera-house-block/ | url-status=live }}</ref> a historic structure in downtown Alma which had been gutted by a fire almost a decade earlier. "The Opera House," as it is locally known, was historically considered to be the main local venue for numerous theatrical productions, concerts and public lectures. Today, it is used for student housing and special events. |
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The college in 2023 opened the Greg Hatcher Learning Commons, a $14-million renovation of its preexisting library into a new facility, which serves as both a library and a student union.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rath |first=Tim |date=2023-08-31 |title=The Tartan: Our New 'Heart of Campus' |url=https://www.alma.edu/news/our-new-heart-of-campus/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Alma College |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The college in 2022 began a $14-million renovation <ref>{{cite web | url=http://gcherald.com/70458-2/2022/05/11/ | title=Learning Commons will be 'Campus Centerpiece' at Alma College | Gratiot County Herald | date=11 May 2022 | access-date=10 June 2022 | archive-date=14 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514022651/http://gcherald.com/70458-2/2022/05/11/ | url-status=live }}</ref> of its library building into a new facility, called the Learning Commons, which will serve as both a library and a student union. |
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In addition to the main campus, the college also owns a {{convert|180|acre|km2|adj=on}} ecological research area containing woodlands, a willow marsh, a [[sphagnum]] bog, and a glacial kettle lake, with a full research facility and a bird observatory, located in [[Richland Township, Montcalm County, Michigan|Vestaburg]], about {{convert|15|mi|km}} west of Alma. |
In addition to the main campus, the college also owns a {{convert|180|acre|km2|adj=on}} ecological research area containing woodlands, a willow marsh, a [[sphagnum]] bog, and a glacial kettle lake, with a full research facility and a bird observatory, located in [[Richland Township, Montcalm County, Michigan|Vestaburg]], about {{convert|15|mi|km}} west of Alma. |
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==Athletics== |
==Athletics== |
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[[File:Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets vs. Alma Scots (44587146251) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Alma Scots football game against [[Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets|Baldwin Wallace]]]] |
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Generally, more than half (52.4%) of Alma's students participate in sports. In December 2021, the college announced the addition of women's wrestling <ref>[https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/December/08/Alma-College-adds-womens-wrestling ALMA COLLEGE (MICH.) ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF WOMEN'S WRESTLING PROGRAM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610155649/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/December/08/Alma-College-adds-womens-wrestling |date=2022-06-10}}</ref> bringing the total number of sports offered up to 12 men's NCAA and 12 women's NCAA, plus co-ed esports and women's bowling, competitive cheer, dance, and STUNT. |
Generally, more than half (52.4%) of Alma's students participate in sports. In December 2021, the college announced the addition of women's wrestling <ref>[https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/December/08/Alma-College-adds-womens-wrestling ALMA COLLEGE (MICH.) ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF WOMEN'S WRESTLING PROGRAM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610155649/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/December/08/Alma-College-adds-womens-wrestling |date=2022-06-10}}</ref> bringing the total number of sports offered up to 12 men's NCAA and 12 women's NCAA, plus co-ed esports and women's bowling, competitive cheer, dance, and STUNT. |
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The [[mascot]] of Alma College is Scotty. He wears a traditional [[Highland dress|highland]] [[Kilt]], [[sporran]], and [[sash]] woven in the Alma College [[tartan]] pattern. |
The [[mascot]] of Alma College is Scotty. He wears a traditional [[Highland dress|highland]] [[Kilt]], [[sporran]], and [[sash]] woven in the Alma College [[tartan]] pattern. |
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⚫ | Prior to 1934, the Alma mascot was the Fighting Presbyterians. This became the subject of debate in 1931 due to a series of stories by The Almanian, a student-run newspaper, expressing discontent over the limitation on cheers to "Go Presbyterians" or "Go Campbellites," the latter in support of the football coach, Royal Campbell.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lab |first=Digital Scholarship |title=History Engine: Tools for Collaborative Education and Research – Episodes |url=http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/5246 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219013755/http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/5246 |archive-date=2014-12-19 |access-date=2011-12-05}}</ref> |
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===Honors=== |
===Honors=== |
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⚫ | * In 2006, Alma College quarterback [[Josh Brehm]] was named the recipient of the [[Gagliardi Trophy]], the highest individual honor in NCAA Division III football.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alma College Athletics |url=https://almascots.com/hof/bios/Josh_Brehm |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Alma College Athletics |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731022526/https://almascots.com/hof/bios/Josh_Brehm |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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* In 1992, Alma's women's basketball team earned the NCAA Division III championship.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} |
* In 1992, Alma's women's basketball team earned the NCAA Division III championship.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} |
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* In 1999, Alma's men's soccer team made it to the NCAA Final Four. |
* In 1999, Alma's men's soccer team made it to the NCAA Final Four. |
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⚫ | * In 2006, Alma College quarterback [[Josh Brehm]] was named the recipient of the [[Gagliardi Trophy]], the highest individual honor in NCAA Division III football.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alma College Athletics |url=https://almascots.com/hof/bios/Josh_Brehm |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Alma College Athletics |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731022526/https://almascots.com/hof/bios/Josh_Brehm |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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* In 2016, Alma's men's basketball team made it to the NCAA Round of Eight, the first appearance in the NCAA tournament in the program's history.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} |
* In 2016, Alma's men's basketball team made it to the NCAA Round of Eight, the first appearance in the NCAA tournament in the program's history.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} |
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*In 2022, Alma's |
*In 2022, Alma's dance team won its seventh National Dance Alliance (NDA) Division 3 championship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-07 |title=Team 7 Wins 7th Title in Daytona Beach |url=https://almascots.com/news/2023/4/7/4_7_2023_36.aspx |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Alma College |language=en}}</ref> |
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*In 2023, Alma's football team reached the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in its history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rath |first=Tim |date=2023-12-05 |title=How the Scots Made History: Alma College Reaches Third Round of NCAA Playoffs |url=https://www.alma.edu/news/how-the-scots-made-history-alma-college-reaches-third-round-of-ncaa-playoffs/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Alma College |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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*In 2022, Alma's dance team won its third-consecutive National Dance Alliance (NDA) Division 3 championship.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://almascots.com/sports/dance/2021-22/releases/20220606fr11jw | title=Alma grabs two titles at 2022 NDA Nationals | date=8 April 2022 | access-date=10 June 2022 | archive-date=31 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731022524/https://almascots.com/sports/dance/2021-22/releases/20220606fr11jw | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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*In 2024, Alma's competitive cheer team won a fourth-consecutive National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) Division 3 championship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-13 |title=Domination in Daytona as Cheer Wins 3rd Consecutive National Championship |url=https://almascots.com/news/2024/4/13/cheerleading-team-12-completes-four-peat-as-cheer-is-named-2024-advanced-all-girl-national-champions.aspx |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Alma College |language=en}}</ref> |
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Several social [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|Greek letter organizations]] are active on the Alma College campus. |
Several social [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|Greek letter organizations]] are active on the Alma College campus. There are five social fraternities: Zeta Sigma, Delta Gamma Tau, [[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]], [[Sigma Chi]], and [[Tau Kappa Epsilon]]. There are five social sororities: Kappa Iota, [[Alpha Gamma Delta]], [[Alpha Xi Delta]], [[Gamma Phi Beta]], and [[Phi Sigma Sigma]]. Other Greek organizations on campus include [[Sigma Alpha Iota]], a women's music fraternity, and [[Alpha Phi Omega]], a co-ed National Service Fraternity, in addition to numerous honorary and professional fraternities. |
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Alma College is home to one of the most successful [[Model United Nations in the United States|Model United Nations]] (MUN) programs in the United States. Since the mid-1990s, Alma has received 58 “outstanding delegation” awards at the [[Model United Nations in the United States#Midwest|MUN Midwest Regional Competition]] and 52 at the National MUN Conference in [[New York City]] — the most of any college or university in the 95-year history of the conference.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Model UN Program |url=https://www.alma.edu/model-un-program/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Alma College |language=en-US}}</ref> The Alma College MUN program was used as a clue on a 2017 episode of ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' <ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-13 |title=J! Archive - Show #7530, aired 2017-05-12 |url=https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=5641 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=j-archive.com |language=en}}</ref> In a 2012 article, ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' referred to the Alma College MUN program as "an unlikely superpower."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-02 |title=Alma College Dominates Model UN |website=[[HuffPost]] |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/29/alma-college-dominates-mo_n_1389403.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502113509/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/29/alma-college-dominates-mo_n_1389403.html |archive-date=2015-05-02 }}</ref> |
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==Notable alumni== |
==Notable alumni== |
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[[File:Gary Peters, official portrait, 114th Congress.jpg|thumb|upright=.90|Gary Peters]] |
[[File:Gary Peters, official portrait, 114th Congress.jpg|thumb|upright=.90|Gary Peters]] |
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* [[George Allen (American football coach)|George Allen]] ( |
* [[George Allen (American football coach)|George Allen]] (1918–1990), NFL coach inducted in [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |
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* [[Jake Boss]] (born 1971), |
* [[Jake Boss]] (born 1971), NCAA [[college baseball|Baseball]] player and coach, head coach at [[Michigan State Spartans baseball|Michigan State University]] |
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* [[Bob Bruce]] (1933–2017), Major League Baseball pitcher from 1959 to 1967 |
* [[Bob Bruce]] (1933–2017), Major League Baseball pitcher from 1959 to 1967 |
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* [[Paul Hale Bruske]] (1877–1956), writer, journalist, advertising executive, and sportsman |
* [[Paul Hale Bruske]] (1877–1956), writer, journalist, advertising executive, and sportsman |
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* [[Brad Guigar]] (born 1969), cartoonist |
* [[Brad Guigar]] (born 1969), cartoonist |
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* [[Jennifer Haase]] (born 1974), teacher and politician, served in Michigan State House of Representatives |
* [[Jennifer Haase]] (born 1974), teacher and politician, served in Michigan State House of Representatives |
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* [[Frank Knox]] (1874–1944), newspaper editor and publisher; served as Secretary of the Navy and was a |
* [[Frank Knox]] (1874–1944), newspaper editor and publisher; served as Secretary of the Navy and was a one-time [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] vice-presidential candidate |
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* [[Betty Mahmoody]] (born 1945), writer and activist, author of ''[[Not Without My Daughter (book)|Not Without My Daughter]]'' (1987), adapted as 1991 film of the same name |
* [[Betty Mahmoody]] (born 1945), writer and activist, author of ''[[Not Without My Daughter (book)|Not Without My Daughter]]'' (1987), adapted as 1991 film of the same name |
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* [[Jim Northrup (baseball)|Jim Northrup]] (1939–2011), MLB player, [[Detroit Tigers]] |
* [[Jim Northrup (baseball)|Jim Northrup]] (1939–2011), MLB player, [[Detroit Tigers]] |
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* [[Gary Peters]] (born 1958), |
* [[Gary Peters]] (born 1958), politician, currently member [[United States Senate]] (D-MI) |
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* [[Dan Scripps]], |
* [[Dan Scripps]], former politician and president of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council |
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* [[Lester W. Sharp]] (1887–1961), |
* [[Lester W. Sharp]] (1887–1961), botanist and pioneer in cytogenetics |
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* [[Tom Shaw (bishop)|Tom Shaw]] (1945–2014, SSJE), priest and |
* [[Tom Shaw (bishop)|Tom Shaw]] (1945–2014, SSJE), priest and fifteenth [[Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts|Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts]] |
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* [[Denny Stolz]] (born 1934), NCAA [[College football|football]] player and coach |
* [[Denny Stolz]] (born 1934), NCAA [[College football|football]] player and coach |
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* [[Claude A. Watson|Claude Watson]] (1885–1978), lawyer, businessman, and minister; [[temperance movement]] leader and two-time [[Prohibition Party]] presidential candidate |
* [[Claude A. Watson|Claude Watson]] (1885–1978), lawyer, businessman, and minister; [[temperance movement]] leader and two-time [[Prohibition Party]] presidential candidate |
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Type | Private liberal arts college |
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Established | 1886 |
Accreditation | HLC |
Religious affiliation | Presbyterian |
Academic affiliation | Annapolis Group |
Endowment | US$121.6 million (2021)[1] |
President | Jeff Abernathy |
Academic staff | 103 |
Undergraduates | 1,288 full-time 52 part-time |
Location | , , United States 43°22′48″N 84°40′16″W / 43.380°N 84.671°W |
Campus | Small city, rural area 125 acres (0.51 km2) |
Colors | Maroon and Cream |
Nickname | Scots |
Mascot | Scotty |
Website | alma.edu |
Alma College is a private Presbyterian liberal arts college in Alma, Michigan. It enrolls approximately 1,400 students and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.[2] Alma College is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and offers bachelor's degrees in multiple disciplines as well as four master's degree programs.[3] Its athletics teams, nicknamed the Scots, are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) – Division III and the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).
History
The college was founded by Michigan Presbyterians in 1886. It received funding from lumber magnate Ammi W. Wright, for whom Wright Hall on campus and Wright Avenue in the city of Alma are named.
A marker designating the college as a Michigan Historic Site was erected by the Michigan History Division, Department of State.[4] The inscription reads:
On October 26, 1886, the Presbyterian Synod of Michigan accepted an offer by Ammi W. Wright of Alma of thirty acres of land, containing two buildings, and a gift of $50,000 from Alexander Folsom of Bay City, for the purpose of establishing Alma College. The Synod had resolved: "We will, with God's help, establish and endow a college within our bounds." A charter was granted by the state of Michigan, April 15, 1887. Classes began September 12, 1887. In the first year there were 95 students and nine faculty members. Here the Presbyterian Church has fostered the pursuit of learning to the glory of God and to the dignity of men.
The college's 13th president, Dr. Jeff Abernathy, assumed leadership in June 2010.[2]
Scottish heritage
In 1931, a contest was held to come up with a new nickname, and "the Scots"—a nod to the Presbyterian Church's roots in Scotland—was chosen. Since that time, Alma College has embraced its Scottish traditions.[5] Today, this is evident through many programs and symbols, including the Alma College Pipe Band, Kiltie Dancers, and its tartan.
While still maintaining a close relationship with the Presbyterian Church, Alma College accepts and welcomes students of all religious backgrounds.
Academics
Admissions statistics | |
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2019 entering class[6] | |
Admit rate | 60.8 (1,848 out of 3,041) |
Yield rate | 20.8 (385 out of 1,848) |
Test scores middle 50% | |
SAT Total | 1030-1210 (among 92% of FTFs) |
ACT Composite | 20-25 (among 24% of FTFs) |
Alma College offers more than 45 undergraduate academic programs, and four graduate programs, leading to Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Music, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Master of Science in Communication Information Technology, Master of Arts in Special Education with Learning Disabilities Endorsement and Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degrees. In addition to the academic majors, numerous concentrations, academic institutes, and special programs are offered, including the Presidential Honors Program and the Center for College and Community Engagement. Its most popular majors, in terms of 2023 graduates, were:[7]
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (52)
- Health Professions and Related Programs (32)
- Education (30)
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences (23)
- Psychology (23)
Along with its on-campus options, Alma College offers a number of domestic off-campus and internship programs, in cities including Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington DC. Alma offers international study programs in countries including Argentina, Australia, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland and Spain.[8]
Alma has a 4-4-1 academic calendar, with 14-week terms in the fall and winter, and a four-week term in May. Students typically use the latter term, known on-campus as Spring Term, for travel, classes, research and internships.[9]
Graduate degrees
Alma College in 2021 launched the first graduate program in its then-134-year history with the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing degree,[10] led by author and educator Sophfronia Scott.[11]
In 2022, the college launched a Master of Science in Communication and Information Technology degree.[12] In 2023, the college launched a Master of Arts in Special Education with Learning Disabilities Endorsement program.[13] In 2024, the college launched a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree.[14]
Campus
Alma College is located in a small-town setting, the city of Alma having slightly fewer than 10,000 residents. Its primary academic buildings, built with a red brick motif, are centered around a large square, McIntyre Mall. West of this mall is picturesque Thomas Andison Chapel.[15]
The majority of buildings are located on North Campus, that is, the area north of Superior Street. These include the major dormitory residences, as well as the academic and student life buildings. South Campus is home to suite-style residences ("New Dorms," so named because they were built later in the 1960s than residences in North Campus) as well as the new environmentally friendly apartment-style Wright Hall, inaugurated in 2005 and the second residence of its name, the former being demolished in 1976. South Campus is also home to "Fraternity Row" (Center Street) and "Sorority Row" (Superior Street) as well as several other themed houses. More than half of the buildings on Alma's campus were built under the long tenure (1956–1980) of Robert D. Swanson, after whom the main academic building is named.
The Dow Science Center,[16] renovated in 2018, features the Rollin M. Gerstacker Science and Technology Suite, as well as the Dow Digital Science Center (DDSC). These spaces offer academic student study space, large screen monitors for showing remote projects in real time, dedicated computer work stations, a large conference room designed for distance room and a seminar room. The DDSC sponsors summer camps for elementary, middle and high school students in the area.
The college in 2019 dedicated the Wright Leppien Opera House Block,[17] a historic structure in downtown Alma which had been gutted by a fire almost a decade earlier. "The Opera House," as it is locally known, was historically considered to be the main local venue for numerous theatrical productions, concerts and public lectures. Today, it is used for student housing and special events.
The college in 2023 opened the Greg Hatcher Learning Commons, a $14-million renovation of its preexisting library into a new facility, which serves as both a library and a student union.[18]
In addition to the main campus, the college also owns a 180-acre (0.73 km2) ecological research area containing woodlands, a willow marsh, a sphagnum bog, and a glacial kettle lake, with a full research facility and a bird observatory, located in Vestaburg, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Alma.
Athletics
Generally, more than half (52.4%) of Alma's students participate in sports. In December 2021, the college announced the addition of women's wrestling [19] bringing the total number of sports offered up to 12 men's NCAA and 12 women's NCAA, plus co-ed esports and women's bowling, competitive cheer, dance, and STUNT.
The mascot of Alma College is Scotty. He wears a traditional highland Kilt, sporran, and sash woven in the Alma College tartan pattern.
Prior to 1934, the Alma mascot was the Fighting Presbyterians. This became the subject of debate in 1931 due to a series of stories by The Almanian, a student-run newspaper, expressing discontent over the limitation on cheers to "Go Presbyterians" or "Go Campbellites," the latter in support of the football coach, Royal Campbell.[20]
Honors
- In 1992, Alma's women's basketball team earned the NCAA Division III championship.[citation needed]
- In 1999, Alma's men's soccer team made it to the NCAA Final Four.
- In 2006, Alma College quarterback Josh Brehm was named the recipient of the Gagliardi Trophy, the highest individual honor in NCAA Division III football.[21]
- In 2016, Alma's men's basketball team made it to the NCAA Round of Eight, the first appearance in the NCAA tournament in the program's history.[citation needed]
- In 2022, Alma's dance team won its seventh National Dance Alliance (NDA) Division 3 championship.[22]
- In 2023, Alma's football team reached the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in its history.[23]
- In 2024, Alma's competitive cheer team won a fourth-consecutive National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) Division 3 championship.[24]
Performing arts
More than a third of all Alma students take part in at least one performance each year. The college offers majors in theatre, dance and music, but students of all majors may join in productions. The Heritage Center for the Performing Arts is the region's premiere performing arts facility. It houses the Theatre and Dance Department, and serves as the performance venue for the college's eight music ensembles. It features a 500-seat concert hall for large performances, an intimate 190-seat theatre, and a dance studio.
Greek life
Several social Greek letter organizations are active on the Alma College campus. There are five social fraternities: Zeta Sigma, Delta Gamma Tau, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Sigma Chi, and Tau Kappa Epsilon. There are five social sororities: Kappa Iota, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Xi Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, and Phi Sigma Sigma. Other Greek organizations on campus include Sigma Alpha Iota, a women's music fraternity, and Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed National Service Fraternity, in addition to numerous honorary and professional fraternities.
Model United Nations
Alma College is home to one of the most successful Model United Nations (MUN) programs in the United States. Since the mid-1990s, Alma has received 58 “outstanding delegation” awards at the MUN Midwest Regional Competition and 52 at the National MUN Conference in New York City — the most of any college or university in the 95-year history of the conference.[25] The Alma College MUN program was used as a clue on a 2017 episode of Jeopardy! [26] In a 2012 article, The Huffington Post referred to the Alma College MUN program as "an unlikely superpower."[27]
Notable alumni
- George Allen (1918–1990), NFL coach inducted in Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Jake Boss (born 1971), NCAA Baseball player and coach, head coach at Michigan State University
- Bob Bruce (1933–2017), Major League Baseball pitcher from 1959 to 1967
- Paul Hale Bruske (1877–1956), writer, journalist, advertising executive, and sportsman
- William Skinner Cooper (1884–1978), botanist and ecologist; former president of the Ecological Society of America and the Minnesota Academy of Science
- Jim Daniels (born 1956), poet and writer
- Bob Devaney (1915–1997), NCAA football player and Nebraska coach inducted in College Football Hall of Fame
- Paul Ganus, (born, 1961), actor
- Brad Guigar (born 1969), cartoonist
- Jennifer Haase (born 1974), teacher and politician, served in Michigan State House of Representatives
- Frank Knox (1874–1944), newspaper editor and publisher; served as Secretary of the Navy and was a one-time Republican Party vice-presidential candidate
- Betty Mahmoody (born 1945), writer and activist, author of Not Without My Daughter (1987), adapted as 1991 film of the same name
- Jim Northrup (1939–2011), MLB player, Detroit Tigers
- Gary Peters (born 1958), politician, currently member United States Senate (D-MI)
- Dan Scripps, former politician and president of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council
- Lester W. Sharp (1887–1961), botanist and pioneer in cytogenetics
- Tom Shaw (1945–2014, SSJE), priest and fifteenth Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts
- Denny Stolz (born 1934), NCAA football player and coach
- Claude Watson (1885–1978), lawyer, businessman, and minister; temperance movement leader and two-time Prohibition Party presidential candidate
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- ^ "Academics: Alma College". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ "Michigan Historical Markers – Alma College". www.hmdb.org. Historical Marker Data Base. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Scottish Heritage". Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Alma College Common Data Set 2019-2020". Alma College. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Alma College". nces.ed.gov. U.S. Dept. of Education. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "International & Off-Campus Study". Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Spring Term". Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
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